Speaker allows presentation of SC vetting report despite Minority objections

The Speaker of Parliament has upheld the validity of the Appointments Committee’s report on the vetting of Supreme Court nominees.

He dismissed objections raised by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who claimed the Minority side had not endorsed the document.

The ruling followed heated exchanges on the floor over procedural fairness and the integrity of the vetting process.

Mr Afenyo-Markin had opposed the report’s presentation, insisting it lacked his side’s signatures and accusing the Committee of sidelining their inputs.

However, Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, countered that the Minority’s preliminary written comments had already been incorporated.

He revealed that Afenyo-Markin had submitted a last-minute request for further revisions this morning, which he deemed procedurally untenable.

After all these, the Speaker concluded that the report was duly prepared and vetted.